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Your Right to Appeal

A notice will be sent to your University-assigned e-mail account and/or your mailing address if you are not meeting the standards for Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP). Students failing to meet SAP requirements may appeal this determination to the Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeals Committee of the Student Financial Aid Office.

An appeal must be based on significant mitigating circumstances.  

You may appeal your financial aid suspension status, if:

  • Your record shows that you earned the required GPA or credit completion ratio to meet SAP standards during a term at your own expense.
  • Unusual circumstances interfered with your ability to meet SAP standards during a particular period, including but not limited to:

    • Illness, accident, or injury experienced by you or a significant person in your life. Documentation   required: physician's statement, police report, or other documentation from a third party professional; hospital billing statement, etc.
    • Death of a family member or significant person in your life. Documentation required: a copy of the obituary and/or death certificate.
    • Divorce experienced by you or parent. Documentation required: attorney's letter on law firm's letterhead or copy of divorce decree.
    • Reinstatement after an academic dismissal or extended break in your enrollment. Documentation required: Advisor’s Academic Assessment [PDF].
    • Personal problems or issues with your spouse, family, roommate, or other significant person. Documentation required: written statement from medical doctor, counselor, attorney, or other professional advisor, etc.
    • Successfully completing coursework during probation, yet remaining below the 67 percent overall completion ratio. Additional documentation required: Academic Plan [PDF].
    • Exceeding timeframe, including students in a second undergraduate or dual degree program. Additional documentation required: Advisor’s Academic Assessment [PDF].
    • If you previously failed to meet SAP and are appealing based on conditions listed above. Additional documentation required: Academic Plan [PDF].

Changes in major and double majors are not viewed as extenuating circumstances, since the standard is quite generous in the time frame allowed to complete a degree.